Clinical News: Page 487

Early heart damage raises risk of death in COVID patients

By Amerigo Allegretto

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who had impaired first-phase ejection fraction on echocardiography were nearly five times more likely to die, compared with patients with healthier measures of this early sign of heart failure, according to new research published May 10 in Hypertension.

May 9, 2021

Heart damage post-COVID-19 proves rare in college athletes

By Kate Madden Yee

Heart damage in college athletes who had COVID-19 is relatively rare, with only 4% of athletes showing heart abnormalities on initial ultrasound screening and none showing heart damage on follow-up MRI scans, according to a study published May 10 in Circulation.

May 9, 2021

DiA to partner with SonoScape

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound artificial intelligence (AI) software developer DiA Image Analysis has inked an agreement to partner with SonoScape Medical.

May 9, 2021

ClearPoint signs deal for robotic system for MRI suite

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

ClearPoint Neuro has signed an agreement with D&K Engineering to develop a robotic system for the MRI suite and operating room.

May 9, 2021

New ultrasound technique detects fetal circulation problems

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers have developed a new ultrasound technique to monitor the placenta for impaired fetal blood flow early in pregnancy, according to study funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and published in April in eBioMedicine.

May 9, 2021

CurveBeam, MedShape to collaborate on clinical study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Conebeam CT technology developer CurveBeam and MedShape plan to collaborate on a clinical study that will evaluate the performance of MedShape's orthopedic dynamic compression device using CurveBeam's weight-bearing CT.

May 9, 2021

BWXT to manufacture Boston Scientific's TheraSphere glass microspheres

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical isotope and radiopharmaceutical supplier BWXT Medical has signed an agreement with Boston Scientific to manufacture that firm's TheraSphere yttrium-90 glass microspheres.

May 9, 2021

PET/CT detects major depression in cancer patients

By Will Morton

FDG-PET/CT scans can help detect major depression in cancer patients, according to research published May 6 in PLOS One. The finding suggests PET/CT images could serve double duty by helping screen for major depression in cancer patients.

May 9, 2021

Ultrasound accurate in diagnosing hand injuries

By Amerigo Allegretto

Ultrasound can accurately diagnose hand injuries while also being a fast, inexpensive, and potentially indispensable dynamic tool, according to research published April 29 in Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.

May 9, 2021

FDA debuts online billing process for MQSA inspection fees

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is going to begin collecting user fees online for annual inspections conducted under the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA).

May 6, 2021

Medo gets FDA clearance for AI thyroid software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medo has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Medo-Thyroid, artificial intelligence (AI) software that simplifies workflow for thyroid ultrasound scanning.

May 6, 2021

Inquest investigates death of Australian woman after wellness scan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Australian authorities are investigating the death of a Melbourne woman who died from a contrast reaction during a heart CT scan as part of a workplace wellness program for senior executives, according to a May 6 article in the Age.

May 6, 2021

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